Moscow police confirmed one person died Sunday in a shooting at the Bel Air Mobile Park on the 1700 block of North Polk Extension in Moscow.
Charles McMichael, 42, of Moscow was transported to Gritman Medical Center where he was pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest.
The shooter, Nathaniel Nisbet, 28, of Moscow has been arrested on first degree murder and is being held at Latah County Jail, according to Moscow Police Chief David Duke.
Police received a call of shots fired shortly before 1 p.m. Sunday. The woman who lived in the trailer is the estranged girlfriend of the shooter. Duke said the woman, the victim and the victim’s wife were on their way to change the locks on the trailer and when they arrived the shooter had locked himself inside. The victim forced his way into the trailer where an altercation took place and shots were fired.
Duke said police responded to the scene shortly after 1 p.m. as though someone was being held against their will. When police arrived on the scene, the woman was able to safely exit the trailer. According to Duke, the woman said the shooter and the victim were still in the trailer. Duke said the shooter was sitting on the porch, waiting for the police when they arrived on the scene. The shooter cooperated with police and was removed from the scene.
A search warrant has been issued for the scene of the shooting. Duke said this is the first shooting in Moscow since August 2011.
The Argonaut will provide more information as it becomes available.